| 单词 | flagellomaniac |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌflagelloˈmaniac ˌflagelloˈmaniac n. and adj. (one who is) enthusiastically in favour of flogging. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > one who advocates flagellomaniac1899 society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [adjective] > in favour of flagellomaniac1899 1899 G. B. Shaw in Humanity May 136/2 The male flagellomaniac—who is sometimes, unfortunately, a judge—craves intensely for the flogging of women. 1908 Humanitarian Sept. 66/2 We are constantly assured by the flagellomaniac section of the Press that crime is ‘stamped out’ by the ‘cat’. 1917 G. B. Shaw in New Republic 6 Jan. Any newspaper can get up a flagellomaniac garotting scare. 1952 R. Hughes Swinburne's Lesbia Brandon 553 It is not mere flagellation in the void,..as is usually the case with flagellomaniacs. < as lemmas |
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